<h2>Bayer facing multiple lawsuits alleging Roundup causes cancer&nbsp;</h2>Bayer may not have done its due diligence before its 2018 acquisition of Monsanto, the agrochemical giant that produces the heavily used herbicide Roundup. Bayer has been beset by legal troubles ever since, stemming from claims alleging that Roundup causes cancer.&nbsp;Philadelphia jurors awarded $2.25 billion to 49-year-old John McKivinson, who said his non-Hodgkins lymphoma was caused by the glyphosate-based weed killer, as reported by Zenebou Sylla and Elizabeth Wolfe for CNN. $2 billion was for putative damages as the jury found Roundup to be “'a defective cancer-causing product, that Monsanto was negligent, and that Monsanto failed to warn about the dangers' of the weed killer." McKivinson said he developed the cancer after using Roundup on his property for two decades.[fn]Wolfe, Elizabeth, and Zenebou Sylla. “Bayer Ordered to Pay $2.25 Billion after Jury Concludes Roundup Weed Killer Caused a Man’s Cancer, Attorneys Say.” CNN, Cable News Network, 30 Jan. 2024, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/29/us/roundup-cancer-verdict-philadelphia-bayer-monsanto/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/29/us/roundup-cancer-verdict-philadelphia-bayer-monsanto/index.html</a>.[/fn]Reuters reported that Bayer's shares fell almost 6% after the verdict:<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Shares in Bayer fell close to 6% after the German company was ordered to pay $2.25 billion in damages in its ongoing litigation linked to an alleged carcinogenic effect of its Roundup weedkiller <a href="https://t.co/OWrX0TBg13">https://t.co/OWrX0TBg13</a> <a href="https://t.co/ATeEf4dLi3">pic.twitter.com/ATeEf4dLi3</a>— Reuters (@Reuters) <a href="https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1752017511690985518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Among other successful lawsuits related to glyphosate's carcinogenicity was a 2020 suit that resulted in a $10.9 billion settlement, as reported by BBC:<blockquote>The glyphosate-based product has been subject to about 125,000 lawsuits over its allegedly carcinogenic effects.New York-based law firm Weitz &amp; Luxenberg says it has reached a settlement on behalf of almost 100,000 people.Bayer denies any wrongdoing but said the payout would end "uncertainty". [fn]“Bayer to Pay $10.9bn to Settle Weedkiller Cancer Claims.” BBC News, BBC, 25 June 2020, <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-53174513" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.bbc.com/news/business-53174513</a>. &nbsp;[/fn]</blockquote>The Conversation.[fn]“Does Monsanto’s Roundup Cause Cancer? The Law Says Yes, the Science Says Maybe.” The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2019, <a href="http://theconversation.com/does-monsantos-roundup-cause-cancer-the-law-says-yes-the-science-says-maybe-113998" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theconversation.com/does-monsantos-roundup-cause-cancer-the-law-says-yes-the-science-says-maybe-113998</a>.[/fn] reported on two prior lawsuits. It related that a California court awarded $80 million in damages in 2019 to 70-year-old Edwin Hardeman, who had used Roundup on his property for many years. The jury unanimously decided that the weed killer was a “substantial factor” in causing his lymphoma. And in 2018 Monsanto was ordered to pay $300 million in damages to DeWayne Johnson, a groundskeeper who developed cancer due to his exposure to Roundup. The Conversation noted:<blockquote>In product liability cases like these, plaintiffs must prove that the product was the “specific cause” of the harm done. The law sets a very high bar, which may be unrealistic for harms such as a diagnosis of cancer. Nonetheless, two juries have now ruled against Roundup.</blockquote>Peter Hobson, for Reuters, states that Bayer's troubles are far from over.[fn]Hobson, Peter. Bayer Faces Australian Test with Judge to Decide Whether Weedkiller ..., Reuters, 21 Jan. 2024, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/bayer-faces-australian-test-with-judge-decide-whether-weedkiller-caused-cancer-2024-01-30/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/bayer-faces-australian-test-with-judge-decide-whether-weedkiller-caused-cancer-2024-01-30/</a>.[/fn] Referencing the huge award to McKivinson, he said that the company is facing tens of thousands more claims against Roundup following the Pennsylvania ruling:<blockquote>The company faces more than 50,000 claims in the United States, with the latest ruling requiring it to pay $2.25 billion to a single Pennsylvania man and driving its share price down.</blockquote>An Australian court, Hobson also relates, will soon decide the merits of a class action lawsuit, with over 1,000 claimants alleging harm from Roundup. The first of its kind in the country, the lead claimant is 41-year-old Kelvin McNickle. He says he used Roundup to spray weeds on his family's property for over two decades and while working for a vegetation management company. He developed lymphoma when he was 35.<h3>Dissidence</h3>Many Australian farmers are glad that the EU has extended its approval of glyphosate; a ban would have hurt Australian grain exports.[fn]Brown, Aston. “Australian Farmers Back EU Decision to Extend Approval of Controversial Herbicide Glyphosate.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 21 Nov. 2023, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/22/australian-farmers-back-eu-glyphosate-extension-approval" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/22/australian-farmers-back-eu-glyphosate-extension-approval</a>.[/fn] &nbsp;Many Australian farmers believe they can't farm without using Roundup while the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance emphasizes the need for biodiversity and localized food systems and points to organic farmers who do well without it.[fn]Cooper, Lucy. “Farmers Say They Can’t Produce Food Efficiently without Roundup, as Class Action Considers Health Impacts.” Landmark Class Action Seeks to Determine If Glyphosate Is Cancer-Causing, but How Important Is It in Australia? - ABC News, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2024, <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-01-18/glyphosate-trial-determine-if-roundup-causes-cancer-what-happens/103298898" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-01-18/glyphosate-trial-determine-if-roundup-causes-cancer-what-happens/103298898</a>.[/fn]<h2>Glyphosate in vaccines injected into children</h2>Glyphosate has become so ubiquitous that it is even found in vaccines. According to an article “Glyphosate Found in Childhood Vaccines” by Zen Honeycutt for Ecowatch, reprinted by The Cornucopia Institute:[fn] “Glyphosate in Vaccines Administered to Children.” Cornucopia Institute, 12 Sept. 2016, <a href="http://www.cornucopia.org/2016/09/glyphosate-vaccines-administered-children/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.cornucopia.org/2016/09/glyphosate-vaccines-administered-children/</a>. [/fn]<blockquote>Moms Across America received preliminary screening results from Microbe Inotech Laboratories Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri, which showed:<ul><li>MMR II (Merk) vaccine had 2.671 parts per billion (ppb) of glyphosate</li><li>DTap Adacel (Sanofi Pasteur) vaccine had 0.123 ppb of glyphosate</li><li>Influenza Fluvirin (Novaris) 0.331 ppb of glyphosate</li><li>HepB Energix-B (Glaxo Smith Kline) 0.325 ppb of glyphosate</li><li>Pneumonoccal Vax Polyvalent Pneumovax 23 (Merk) had 0.107 ppb of glyphosate</li></ul>The MMR II vaccine had levels up to 25 times higher than the other vaccines. Following our test, additional independent tests have confirmed these findings at or above the same levels. The tests were conducted using the ELISA method.&nbsp;</blockquote>The Cornucopia Institute gave its take:<blockquote>&nbsp;The discovery of glyphosate in vaccines points to the likelihood that the inert ingredients in Roundup, which make the herbicide more toxic than glyphosate alone, are also present. The effects of injecting Roundup into children are unknown. What is known is that this toxic chemical is dispersing widely across the environment. (Emphasis added.)</blockquote>Dr. Stephanie Seneff, a senior research scientist at MIT and one of the first researchers to investigate the presence of glyphosate in vaccines, was <a href="https://rumble.com/v3pr76v-dr.-stephanie-seneff-joins-to-discuss-glyphosate-and-vaccines-bravetv-10.16.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">interviewed</a>&nbsp; by Dr. Jason Dean in October 2023 regarding glyphosate in vaccines. Dr. Dean tweeted:<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">For anyone new, I never dismiss that vaccines are destructive. I've been preaching on vaccines as a Crime Against Humanity for decades. There is Glyphosate and GMO's in most likely ALL vaccines....right into a babies bloodstream, their brain and every cell in their body. <a href="https://t.co/qAMRPmHBVM">https://t.co/qAMRPmHBVM</a>— Dr. Jason Dean (@jasondeandc) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasondeandc/status/1754175999682527296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><h2>“Breakfast with a Dose of Roundup?"</h2>Glyphosate is not just a weed killer, it is also used as a drying agent, sprayed on wheat, barley, oats, and beans. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) commissioned tests by an independent laboratory which showed that:&nbsp;<blockquote>Glyphosate . . . was found in all but two of 45 samples of products made with conventionally grown oats. Almost three-fourths of those samples had glyphosate levels higher than what EWG scientists consider protective of children’s health with an adequate margin of safety. About one-third of 16 samples made with organically grown oats also had glyphosate, all at levels well below EWG’s health benchmark.</blockquote>EWG explains, in their article titled, “Breakfast with a Dose of Roundup?” that organic oats and other organic crops can become contaminated with glyphosate by drifting from nearby fields of conventionally grown crops or by cross-contamination when organic and non-organic crops are processed in the same facility.[fn]“Breakfast with a Dose of Roundup?” Environmental Working Group, 14 Aug. 2018, <a href="http://www.ewg.org/research/breakfast-dose-roundup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.ewg.org/research/breakfast-dose-roundup</a>.[/fn] &nbsp;&nbsp;In the <a href="https://youtu.be/bsCIir-IfRI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">video</a> below, EWG's Helen Lucey provides an overview of glyphosate:<div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bsCIir-IfRI" title="EWG Explains: Glyphosate" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>⇢ Check back as we continue our coverage of measures being taken to counteract Bayer and Big Agriculture's ongoing efforts to coerce the use of Roundup and Roundup-treated crops while denying health risks.Related Articles:<ul><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/gmo-crops-organ-damage-fertility-impact-dna-damage-not-ruled-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GMO crops - organ damage, fertility impact; DNA damage not ruled out</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/globalist-free-trade-agreement-to-destroy-mexican-farms" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Globalist free trade agreement to destroy Mexican farms?</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/corporatocracy-pushing-trade-partners-to-accept-genetically-modified-sprayed-food" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Corporatocracy pushing trade partners to accept genetically modified, sprayed food</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/mexico-president-denies-us-industry-s-safety-claims-for-gmo-roundup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mexico president denies US industry's safety claims for GMOs, Roundup</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/will-mexicans-lose-the-tasty-tortillas-they-have-eaten-for-centuries" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Will Mexicans lose the tasty tortillas they have eaten for centuries?</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/food-brands-score-f-in-efforts-to-reduce-pesticides" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Food brands score ‘F’ in efforts to reduce pesticides</a></li></ul>&nbsp;<h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>&nbsp;</h2>

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Pushback_Resistance

Chemical also found in children's vaccines and on kitchen tables

Roundup found to be 'defective cancer causing product;' Bayer to pay $2.25 billion verdict

<h2>Move over book burning, hello de-platforming?</h2>Closed out of your Facebook or Instagram account? Maybe your website suddenly disappeared, or your YouTube channel was demonetized or deleted? Perhaps you lost access to thousands of hours of posts and videos you produced, and your years of work were gone in an instant? That's de-platforming; the modern version of book burning, a “punishment” for going against the mainstream narrative. And, the censorship doesn't stop with social media, it includes PayPal accounts and more.<h3>Getting up again</h3>How do individuals who went afoul of the globalists, who didn't keep quiet and let others do their thinking for them, respond when they find themselves de-platformed by social media companies and other services? Here's what London Real's Brian Rose, Americas Frontline Doctor founder Dr. Simone Gold, and independent researcher James Roguski did to pick themselves up and continue their work despite the heavy-handed censorship they experienced.Brian RoseWhen London Real YouTuber Brian Rose publicly began trying to understand COVID-19 and its countermeasures, he soon found his entire life seemingly deleted from the internet by the social media giants.&nbsp;Not only did he lose all his years of work, amounting to thousands of videos which he had uploaded to the internet. He also lost access to his Paypal account, and more, because in his search for the truth about the pandemic; his counter-narrative interviews with David Icke were too dangerous for the globalists to allow. &nbsp;In his below documentary, Rose&nbsp;recounts his experiences and how he ultimately started a channel of his own. He explains that he was wholly unprepared for what happened on May 3, 2020, even though he knew that many would want to stop the interview (@about 3:36):<blockquote>Over the past few weeks, our entire world has been transformed. Everything we took for granted has now been taken away and our freedoms have been replaced with fear. All those rights we fought centuries for have been handed over without a second thought.&nbsp;We all process fear in different ways. I cope by immersing myself in my work and today my job is to ask questions. One million people will be watching and they all want answers.&nbsp;Countless others are trying to stop this from happening. At any moment they can walk through that door or lock this broadcast. I'm scared but I don't know what else to do. I prepared my whole life for a moment like This. But nothing would prepare me for what happened next. . .</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">WATCH THE MOVIE THAT YouTube DOES NOT Want YOU TO SEE (and SHARE IT Far And Wide ) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonReal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LondonReal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeWillNotBeSilenced?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeWillNotBeSilenced</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopCensorship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopCensorship</a> <a href="https://t.co/txcVpjPDWz">https://t.co/txcVpjPDWz</a>— Brian Rose, Founder &amp; Host of London Real (@LondonRealTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonRealTV/status/1796285778517221575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;Dr. Simone GoldDr. Simone Gold, founder of <a href="https://www.aflds.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">America's Frontline Doctors</a>, was one of the first doctors to understand that how she was being told to treat COVID patients wasn't normal. Very alarmed at what was taking place she, along with other doctors, held the “<a href="https://www.whitecoatsummit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Coat Summit</a>” on July 27, 2020, as well as a press conference on the Supreme Court steps. As she tweeted below, the press conference went viral, garnering millions of views before Big Tech and Big Media took the video down.She concluded by explaining their purpose and the result:<blockquote>Our fight was to show America the propaganda vs the truth, and then we were censored.</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Our press conference in front of the Supreme Court on July 27th, 2020 was a turning point in the fight against COVID Tyranny. After 20 million views in 8 hours, Big Tech colluded to wipe the video from online platforms. We knew in this moment that we would win the fight. <a href="https://t.co/9CP0Ogpnfp">pic.twitter.com/9CP0Ogpnfp</a>— Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) <a href="https://twitter.com/drsimonegold/status/1610416861723729921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Dr. Gold continues to <a href="https://aflds.org/about-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">advance</a> the mission of America's Frontline Doctors, to protect medical freedom and civil liberties.'James RoguskiIndependent researcher James Roguski who, <a href="http://jamesroguski.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according</a> to his website, has been calling out lies and propaganda for decades, found years of work gone when the company that hosted most of his websites terminated his account for what they said were “terms of service” violations. It did not deter him from continuing his work, either.<blockquote>They deleted many of my websites, but they ignited my passion to burn even brighter. I now have most of my work on Substack.&nbsp;</blockquote>Roguski is interested in building a holistic alternative to the WHO and <a href="https://jamesroguski.substack.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recruits</a> others to join him.<blockquote>The old system is crumbling, and I intend to help speed its demise, but we must build its replacement quickly.If you are fed up with the government, hospital, medical, pharmaceutical, media, industrial complex and would like to help , then feel free to contact me directly anytime.</blockquote>&nbsp;The information contained in this article is for educational and information purposes only and is not intended as health, medical, financial or legal advice. Always consult a physician, lawyer or other qualified professional regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition, health objectives, or legal issues.&nbsp;Related articles:<ul><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/covid-sceptics-won-out-globalists-fear-an-increasingly-disbelieving-public" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">'COVID skeptics won out' — Globalists fear an increasingly disbelieving public</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/colorado-governor-signs-off-on-bill-establishing-state-ministry-of-truth-students-atarget-of-new-law">Colorado governor signs off on bill establishing state 'ministry of truth'? Students a target of new law</a></li></ul>

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Censorship

Globalism

How three individuals got up again after being de-platformed

Who's afraid of Big Bad Tech? 

A British vigilante group known as the “Blade Runners” is receiving widespread support from British taxpayers as it continues to destroy climate surveillance cameras across London.<h2>The ULEZ mandate</h2>By order of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the city is peppered with ultra-low emission zones (ULEZs), areas accessible only to low-emission vehicles. Cars that do not meet the city’s environmental standards are charged £12.50 ($16) for entering the ULEZ. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras positioned around the zones read license plates and check them against the vehicles’ make and model in real time. If a vehicle does not meet the environmental threshold, a fine is levied against the car owner.&nbsp;The ULEZ climate mandate has drawn heavy&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/london-hundreds-protest-against-climate-mandates">protests</a> from residents, including&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/british-veteran-launches-hunger-strike-as-unrest-grows-over-climate-mandates">hunger strikes</a> and refusals to pay fines. Taxpayers have also taken to disabling the ANPR surveillance cameras which Transport for London (TfL), the city’s transportation department, said will be used both for climate and law enforcement.<h2>Taxpayers cheer the ‘Blade Runners’</h2>Since the climate restrictions were expanded last year, the Blade Runners have taken to disabling and destroying hundreds of cameras. Between April and September 2023, Metropolitan Police recorded 200 reports of cameras being stolen and 595 reports of cameras being vandalized.TfL began placing black boxes around ULEZ camera wirings to protect them from being cut, but taxpayers found other ways to disable the cameras — like removing them completely.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> MUST SEE: Blade Runners topple THREE ULEZ cameras in a coordinated strike… The people are fighting back! <a href="https://t.co/Yvr2Xr7Lun">pic.twitter.com/Yvr2Xr7Lun</a>— David Morgan #StayFree (@david_r_morgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/david_r_morgan/status/1802726912050995623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In response, the city&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/london-taxpayers-attack-surveillance-vans-in-continued-revolt">deployed</a> mobile surveillance vans mounted with ANPR cameras across London in the hopes of evading attacks, but Blade Runners soon began targeting those as well. Some surveillance vans have been spotted covered in graffiti with their tires slashed, while others have been completely covered in tarp.Last month, 21 cameras were destroyed in the hours after Sadiq Khan was re-elected mayor of London, the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13538797/Moment-Blade-Runner-uses-power-tool-cut-ULEZ-camera-traffic-light-latest-attack-Sadiq-Khans-hated-scheme.html">reported</a>. Last weekend, Blade Runners used power tools to topple a ULEZ camera and traffic lights to the delight of some fellow taxpayers. In a video that was posted to social media, passing cars can be heard honking in support.The video received over 37,000 likes. Comments on the post were largely supportive, with users writing that, “When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty,” and “Fair play to them, it's a complete scam that does nothing.”Blade Runner Matt Hardy told the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;that the Blade Runners are “people pissed off about the tyranny reigning over us and getting out and doing things about it – real votes, real boys here.”<h2>‘These cameras are not about the climate. They are about control’</h2>British actor and influencer Laurence Fox said this week he was just given back his electronic devices by police after being arrested earlier this year for cheering on the Blade Runners:<blockquote>These cameras are not about the climate. They are about control. They are the primary infrastructure for all sorts of things that ideologues like the midget dictator [Sadiq Khan] would like to impose upon us.I can now finally say the word ‘Bladerunners’ again. One of the ridiculous restrictions on free speech imposed by the police.It’s a dreadful shame to see so many of these cameras dying suddenly. I’m not at all thrilled about it. Just because I am smiling like a Cheshire Cat, it doesn’t mean that I am over the moon that these scameras continue to topple in high winds.&nbsp;Vive la résistance!</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">POLICE UPDATE Following 6 coppers bursting into my house earlier this year to arrest me for saying how pleased I was that the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ULEZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ULEZ</a> scam was meeting such robust resistance, this morning the <a href="https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@metpoliceuk</a> were ordered by the magistrate to hand back all my devices, including my…— Laurence Fox (@LozzaFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1803030521095622912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> &nbsp;

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Climate Change

‘Pissed off about the tyranny reigning over us’

British taxpayers cheer vigilante group destroying climate cams

Fisker is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the electric vehicle (EV) company announced Tuesday.<h2>‘Like other companies in the electric vehicle industry’</h2>“Fisker has made incredible progress since our founding, bringing the Ocean SUV to market twice as fast as expected in the auto industry and making good on our promises to deliver the most sustainable vehicle in the world,” a spokesperson <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/cghen8gr8e1n/6W19OiEBJDVIFVEmo4feHA/df902c5cb2b067251a300efb0b35f611/Fisker-Filing-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>.The California-based company added it is not the only EV maker that has been struggling to stay in business.“We are proud of our achievements, and we have put thousands of Fisker Ocean SUVs in customers’ hands in both North American [sic] and Europe. But like other companies in the electric vehicle industry, we have faced various market and macroeconomic headwinds that have impacted our ability to operate efficiently. After evaluating all options for our business, we determined that proceeding with a sale of our assets under Chapter 11 is the most viable path forward for the company.”Fisker’s collapse is the latest indication that the EV industry is folding due to sinking demand. Other EV industry players are also cutting their losses as they jump ship.<h2>Hertz</h2>In March, Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motorfinanceonline.com/news/hertz-ceo-resigns-amid-ev-investment-setback/#:~:text=Scherr's%20departure%20coincides%20with%20Hertz's,electric%20vehicle%20(EV)%20rentals">resigned</a> after his bet on EVs cost the car rental giant its biggest quarterly loss since 2020. Hertz had been praised by the Biden administration for its ambition to convert 25% of its fleet to EVs by the end of this year. In January, however, the company announced it would instead be selling its 20,000 EVs — including Teslas — at heavily discounted prices and replacing them with gas-powered cars.<h2>Mercedes-Benz</h2>Mercedes-Benz also recently had to give up its ambition to only sell electric cars by 2030. Instead, EVs are expected to make up only 50% of the German carmaker’s sales over the next decade.<h2>Apple</h2>In February, Apple abandoned its multi-billion dollar effort to create an electric car. Despite being a decade in the works and employing 2,000 people, Project Titan was axed due to falling consumer demand.<h2>Aston Martin</h2>A lack of consumer demand is also partly to blame for Aston Martin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13138123/Aston-Martin-puts-brakes-new-electric-supercar-2026-bosses-say-drivers-want-engines-throaty-roar.html">placing</a> its battery-operated “supercar” on hold until 2026.“Demand, certainly at an Aston Martin price point, is not what we thought it was going to be two years ago,” said Aston Martin Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll.&nbsp;<h2>Ford</h2>In December, Ford slashed production of its flagship EV at its assembly plant in Dearborn, Michigan by half. The automaker cut the monthly production quote for the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck from 3,200 units to 1,600 units per month.<h2>Biden administration continues to force EV production</h2>Nevertheless, the Biden administration in March issued new climate mandates aimed at forcing more EV production. The new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contain tight emissions standards that will&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/epa-electric-vehicles-emissions-limits-climate-biden-e6d581324af51294048df24269b5d20a">require</a> 56% of new vehicle sales to be fully electric by 2032, with an additional 13% required to be hybrids.

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US News

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For the last two years, British authorities have been testing AI-powered emotion recognition cameras on travelers in train stations, according to recently disclosed documents.<h2>What can the cameras see?</h2>In each of eight train stations around the UK, five to seven cameras or sensors scan the passing crowds. Using AI software from Amazon, the cameras use object recognition algorithms to spot criminal activity, trespassing, weapons, wet floors, overcrowding, and overstuffed trash cans.&nbsp;They can also alert authorities when passengers engage in “unusual behavior,” such as shouting, running, smoking, or skateboarding.&nbsp;A combination of existing cameras and newly installed smart cameras are being used for the surveillance project. All are equipped with Amazon’s Rekognition surveillance system.<h2>Emotional recognition</h2>Through a combination of facial and behavioral analyses, the Rekognition software allows officials to also <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-ai-cameras-emotions-uk-train-passengers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">analyze visitors’ emotions</a>. Internal documents note that the cameras can detect whether a passenger is “happy, sad [or] angry.” They can also recognize passenger satisfaction, which “could be utilized to maximum advertising and retail revenue.”<h2>Anti-social behavior</h2>Authorities can also detect passengers who exhibit “anti-social behaviour,” which&nbsp;<a href="https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/asb/asb/antisocial-behaviour/what-is-antisocial-behaviour/">according</a> to London’s Metropolitan Police Service means “behaviour by a person which causes, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to persons not of the same household as the person.”<h2>Social distancing, face masks, and demographics</h2>Other&nbsp;<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24757655-usecases_dpas_review_managed_stations?responsive=1&amp;title=1">use cases</a> for the surveillance cameras include detecting whether passengers are keeping to social distancing rules and wearing face masks. The cameras can also scan for demographics by identifying people’s age profiles and “socio-economic classification,” which the documents note can create “revenue opportunities for better targeted advertising and product placement.”<h2>‘Quite a concerning step’</h2>The documents were obtained by Big Brother Watch, a civil rights and government watchdog group, in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Network Rail, a body within the Department of Transportation which manages most of the country’s train network, has been overseeing the surveillance project.&nbsp;“The rollout and normalization of AI surveillance in these public spaces, without much consultation and conversation, is quite a concerning step,” Jake Hurfurt, head of research and investigations at Big Brother Watch,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-ai-cameras-emotions-uk-train-passengers/">told</a> Wired.As of now, the surveillance systems do not use facial recognition technology, which analyzes faces and matches them against facial images stored in certain databases.

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